The Republican journal., 1887-11-24
Maine Industries.

INTERESTING FACTS AND STATISTICS cor
LEClED BY LABOR COMMISSIONER.
Labor Commissioner Matthews is busy lust
no" preparing his report but finds time occa-
sionally to furnish the press with some inter-
esting matter. On one blank sent out was the
lo'lowlng important query: ''Number and
Kinds Of manufacturers carried in town." and
the replies give the following results: Lumber
mills, lOl; boots and shoes, sos MANUFACTURES
OF boxes (wood and paper. Il; brick yards.
III; manufactures of carriages 45a: coorer-
age. 2oS drain pipes, 10; foundres and
machine shops, 50; furniture. a mriSt mills
5oo; harness and trunk manufactures o03: tin
SHOPS, VI; leather and leather board, 81: paper
mus, :; wood pulp. 8; edge tools. 32; doors
sash and blinds, 10; excelsior, is: marble
Worhs.S2 pumps, IS; turned goods. n awnings
anH t"n1>.o mes, Is; toothpicks. plaster mills
:; earth2rn ware. :: boat building 90: granite
fuarrieS, -; wire mandatory. 1 : boiler max
erS. y; matches, 4 sail making 80: poW,Ier
mIlls.3: spool stock and >poolS. 50: AGRICULTURAL
implements, %; lee houses, Is: oil cloth. ):
iihle, 10; iron, clothing manufactures. ll6 !;
WOODEN goods, Il; cotton goods, a carding
WOOL, -: knit goods. 4 cheese and butter, 50
last blocks, !; starch mills, SO: canned Goods,
dish, fruit and ycgetabIcsl. ll9; cigar manu-
factories, 40; confectionery. %; soap. %; bak-
cries. "A.
That comprises the list" said Mr.. Matthew's.
land il is as complete and accurate as possible
under the circumstances. 1t is made up en-
tircly OF reports of town officers throughout
TIE state In regard to the number of Gl,arries
mehtloncd we have counted. not separate com
nanle> b'it simply distinct quarricS. Again our
list embraces all kinds of manufacturinr con
Germs, both great and small. though none are
mentioned the value Of whose business does
not exceed 5000
That portion of the report devoted to the
sea fisheries of the State will. perhaps. be a,
Interesting to the average reader as any part of
IL. lie commissioner has Just received Il let
Ter from one OF his agents containing facts con-
corning the operations of Lane & Libby, fish
buyers at Ninai Haven. who, he says. do the
largest business of any firm east of Portland
me 1acltlts of this firm for doing business
cannot b. cNcelied on the New England coast.
IN good breeze the vessels can be OF the
fishing grounds in two hours. and their bait i,
caught lii traps within a thousand wards of
their Wharve>. Their ice is cut close at hand
ana stored At the yard. The capital represent
ca IN Their business the past season is >SO, 600
Fifteen vessels are engaged. ranging from 20 to
% tons each and valued at SIS, 900. Total stock
for tie season of seven or eight months. $40
GUo; number OF men engaged on vessels, ll5
me men 80 on shares. Tho vessel has one
hfth OF the total stock. The food, salt bait.
zee. etc., are found and paid for by the crew:
also all the gearing. The average share Der
man ha> been Sil2.ao, or 500 per month"; EN-
pe!>e per man. seven and one-haif months
5000. Thus leaving for the actual earnings of
each fisherman Il total of S2l2.50, or about S.s
per mouth lhe average number of hands
employed in the ii-hyard is - men ana -
women. The men receive from $40 to - -
pc, Gr Gay; women . cents; boys. 81 to Sl.5o.
The number Of fish received during the season
was 2,,lOO.OO0 pounds: sounds rr.nn N n,tA